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Image source: Pixabay Have you ever wanted to set up an aquarium in your community? Get your residents involved in setting it up and participating in the process. How to choose a saltwater or freshwater tank? The first decision you’ll need to make is whether you want a freshwater or saltwater tank. To help you make a decision, you can buy (or borrow from your local library) a book like Aquariums: The Complete Guide to Freshwater and Saltwater Aquariums. After you’ve made up your mind about what type of tank environment you want, you can decide size, placement, fish, décor, and your daily maintenance schedule. ...

Planning and organizing a month full of baby and child safety activities in your community is a great way to keep residents healthy and safe. Here are a few ideas of activities to arrange and include. Image source: Pixabay Car seat checks Local law enforcement agencies, fire departments, and sometimes hospitals, offer free car seat checks periodically within their communities. Arrange a day to have a safety-certified car seat inspector come to your community and assess car seat safety for residents. Or you can also share the video below as a refresher, or for those who are unable to attend the live event. ***TIP*** Car seat inspections in your community should be voluntary but highly encouraged. Inspections, installations, and...

Have you ever wanted to set up an aquarium in your community? Get your residents involved in setting it up and participating in the process. How to choose a saltwater or freshwater tank? The first decision you’ll need to make is whether you want a freshwater or saltwater tank. To help you make a decision, you can buy (or borrow from your local library) a book like Aquariums: The Complete Guide to Freshwater and Saltwater Aquariums. After you’ve made up your mind about what type of tank environment you want, you can decide size, placement, fish, décor, and your daily maintenance schedule. Getting residents involved In addition to helping make decisions about what type of fish to include, you can involve residents in polls to determine tank size, placement,...

Light sticks and glow sticks were originally developed for military, police, fire, and EMS use. But there are plenty of other fun ways to use them. Now we can use glow sticks for events like parties, festivals, pool play, and even making paths in the dark. Plan a glow party for your community, dim the lights, and have a glowing great time! Glowstringing Where to find them? You can purchase glow sticks from most dollar stores and major retailers, but bulk quantities for a large community event you’ll want to purchase from a party-supply wholesaler. Glow Products and Glow Universe offer bulk discounts on large quantities of glow sticks for parties and other events. Online shops carry an assortment of glow stick...

Fortune cookie day – which always falls on Sept. 13th - is a silly, fun, and delicious holiday. Fortune cookies, those crisp thin folded cookies that usually contain a short note of wisdom or a vague life prediction, are always a fan favorite. Sometimes the cookie’s message also includes a Chinese phrase or even a string of lucky numbers that some use as lottery numbers. We have better ideas on this front, so read below! History of fortune cookies You may be surprised to learn fortune cookies as we know them today are a uniquely Western invention. Mostly found in America, fortune cookies are not a Chinese tradition at all. Some immigrant groups and businesses in California claim to have popularized this now common cookie in the early 20th century. However, others...